Protestoquem e o dono da betesporteNY destrói marfim contra comércio ilegal:quem e o dono da betesporte

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Beautiful quem e o dono da betesporte ornaments from an ugly trade.

More than a ton of ivory has been taken to New York’s Times Square and destroyed as a protest.

Many of the items were quem e o dono da betesporte confiscated from an antiques dealer in Philadelphia.

The international trade of ivory was made quem e o dono da betesporte illegal in 1989 but officials say around 35,000 elephants are still being quem e o dono da betesporte slaughtered in Africa every year.

The message is that traders’ profits should be quem e o dono da betesporte crushed and people shouldn't buy ivory.

(Note: 1 ton = 907.185 kg)

Transcriçãoquem e o dono da betesporteportuguês:

Lindos ornamentosquem e o dono da betesporteum comércio horrível.

Maisquem e o dono da betesporteuma toneladaquem e o dono da betesportemarfim foram levados à praça Times Squarequem e o dono da betesporteNova York e destruídos como partequem e o dono da betesporteum protesto.

Vários dos itens tinham sido confiscadosquem e o dono da betesporteum comerciantequem e o dono da betesporteantiguidades na Filadélfia.

O comércio internacionalquem e o dono da betesportemarfim foi tornado ilegalquem e o dono da betesporte1989, mas autoridades dizem que cercaquem e o dono da betesporte35 mil elefantes continuam sendo mortos a cada ano na África.

A mensagem do protesto équem e o dono da betesporteque os lucrosquem e o dono da betesportecomerciantes deveriam ser esmagados e as pessoas não deveriam comprar marfim.

Vocabulary:

quem e o dono da betesporte

quem e o dono da betesporte confiscated items taken away by an authority

quem e o dono da betesporte illegal against the law

quem e o dono da betesporte slaughtered killed violently

quem e o dono da betesporte crushed (here) reduced dramatically; destroyed

Exercise

Use one of the words or phrases below to complete each of these sentences from news reports.

Note that you may have to change the form of a word to complete the sentence correctly.

ornaments / confiscated / illegal / slaughtered / crushed

1. Mr Jeffrey added: "Criminals involved in the __________ supply of medical products through the internet aren't interested in your health, they are interested in your money and are able to get this by selling you a potentially dangerous product or by stealing your bank details. "

2. Germany has signed an agreement for the return of a Matisse painting, looted by the Nazis, to the family of its original Jewish owner.

Femme Assise [Seated Woman] was __________ from the Munich apartment of Cornelius Gurlitt, the son of Adolf Hitler's art dealer.

3. Last year a record 1,215 rhinos were __________ for their horns in South Africa - and at the same time, 42 poachers were killed by rangers and police. This bloody conflict is fuelled by the mistaken belief in Asia that rhino horn cures cancer, and it's growing more intense every year.

4. The lock-rings - worn either as earrings or in the hair by a person of wealth and status about 3,000 years ago - were discovered in Rossett.

The __________ will now go on display in Wrexham County Borough Museum.

5. "Instead of allowing his spirit to be __________ and giving up, instead of allowing himself to be filled with anger and frustration, Jafar Panahi created a love letter to cinema," said Black Swan director Darren Aronofsky, who headed this year's jury.

Answers

Source: Record 'fake drugs' haul worth £16m by UK agency http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-33183330

2. Germany has signed an agreement for the return of a Matisse painting, looted by the Nazis, to the family of its original Jewish owner.

Femme Assise [Seated Woman] was confiscated from the Munich apartment of Cornelius Gurlitt, the son of Adolf Hitler's art dealer.

Source: Germany in deal to return Gurlitt’s looted Matisse http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-32053766

3. Last year a record 1,215 rhinos were slaughtered for their horns in South Africa - and at the same time, 42 poachers were killed by rangers and police. This bloody conflict is fuelled by the mistaken belief in Asia that rhino horn cures cancer, and it's growing more intense every year.

Source: Poaching the creature that’s more valuable than gold http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-32151983

4. The lock-rings - worn either as earrings or in the hair by a person of wealth and status about 3,000 years ago - were discovered in Rossett.

The ornaments will now go on display in Wrexham County Borough Museum.

Source: Bronze Age rings found in Rossett, Wrexham, declared treasure http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-east-wales-32072587

5. "Instead of allowing his spirit to be crushed and giving up, instead of allowing himself to be filled with anger and frustration, Jafar Panahi created a love letter to cinema," said Black Swan director Darren Aronofsky, who headed this year's jury.

Source: Berlin Film Festival: Panahi’s Taxi wins Golden Bear http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-31475783